Research Activities

The following list provides references to selected research articles by collaborators of Evaluation Software Development (ESD) containing information on the development process, the adaptation, improvements and the use of the Computer-based Health Evaluation System (CHES).

2024

• Preventive Effect of a 7-Week App-Based Passive Psychoeducational Stress Management Program on Students. Weiss EM, Staggl S, Holzner B, Rumpold G, Dresen V, Canazei M. Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Feb 25;14(3):180.
• Acute effects of outdoor and indoor walking on cigarette cravings, withdrawal symptoms and affective response during temporary smoking abstinence. Schöttl SE, Insam K, Frühauf A, Kopp-Wilfling P, Holzner B, Kopp M. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2024 Apr;241(4):739-752.
• Acceptability and usefulness of the EORTC ‘Write In three Symptoms/Problems’ (WISP): a brief open-ended instrument for symptom assessment in cancer patients. Rojas-Concha L, Arrarrás JI, Conroy T, Chalk T, Guberti M, Holzner B, Husson O, Kuliś D, Shamieh O, Piccinin C, Puga MJ, Rohde G, Groenvold M; on behalf the EORTC Quality of Life Group. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2024 Mar 26;22(1):28.
• Danish value sets for the EORTC QLU-C10D utility instrument. Lehmann J, Rojas-Concha L, Petersen MA, Holzner B, Norman R, King MT, Kemmler G; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Qual Life Res. 2024 Mar;33(3):831-841.
• Long-term impact of resilience and extraversion on psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal investigation among individuals with and without mental health disorders. Schmit A, Schurr T, Frajo-Apor B, Pardeller S, Plattner B, Tutzer F, Conca A, Fronthaler M, Haring C, Holzner B, Huber M, Marksteiner J, Miller C, Perwanger V, Pycha R, Schmidt M, Sperner-Unterweger B, Hofer A. Front Psychiatry. 2024 Feb 15;15:1304491.
• Equipercentile equating of scores from common patient-reported outcome measures of physical function in patients with cancer. Rothmund M, Pilz MJ, Schlosser L, Arraras JI, Groenvold M, Holzner B, van Leeuwen M, Petersen MA, Schmidt H, Young T, Rose M, Cella D, Giesinger JM; EORTC Quality of Life Group. J Clin Epidemiol. 2024 Jan;165:111203.

2023

• Integration of Daily Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation. Hetzer B, Meryk A, Kropshofer G, Salvador C, Riedl D, Lehmann J, Rumpold G, Haid A, Schneeberger-Carta V, Holzner B, Crazzolara R. Transplant Cell Ther. 2023 Sep 21:S2666-6367(23)01550-6.
• Usability of Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Older Patients With Cancer: Secondary Analysis of Data from an Observational Single Center Study. Riedl D, Lehmann J, Rothmund M, Dejaco D, Grote V, Fischer MJ, Rumpold G, Holzner B, Licht T. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Sep 21;25:e49476.
  
• Associations of Age and Sex with the Efficacy of Inpatient Cancer Rehabilitation: Results from a Longitudinal Observational Study Using Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes. Lehmann J, Riedl D, Nickels A, Sanio G, Hassler M, Rumpold G, Holzner B, Licht T. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Mar 7;15(6):1637.
• Can virtual care reduce treatment burden in pediatric leukemia? A retrospective cost analysis. Dreher J, Meryk A, Riedl D, Kropshofer G, Hetzer B, Neururer S, Pfeifer B, Schneeberger-Carta V, Holzner B, Crazzolara R. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Jun 19:e30498.
• Adherence to Patient-Reported Symptom Monitoring and Subsequent Clinical Interventions for Patients With Multiple Myeloma in Outpatient Care: Longitudinal Observational Study. Lehmann J, de Ligt KM, Tipelius S, Giesinger JM, Sztankay M, Voigt S, van de Poll-Franse LV, Rumpold G, Weger R, Willenbacher E, Willenbacher W, Holzner B. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Aug 22;25:e46017.
• The EORTC QLU-C10D: the Hong Kong valuation study. Xu RH, Wong EL, Luo N, Norman R, Lehmann J, Holzner B, King MT, Kemmler G; EORTC QLG. Eur J Health Econ. 2023 Sep 28.
• General population normative data from seven European countries for the K10 and K6 scales for psychological distress. Lehmann J, Pilz MJ, Holzner B, Kemmler G, Giesinger JM. Sci Rep. 2023 Oct 26;13(1):18389.
• The effect of inflammation, SARS-CoV-2 infection, age and mental health on serotonin, and kynurenine and catecholamine pathway metabolites. Hüfner K, Vedova S, Tymoszuk P, Nelles P, Bruckner T, Deisenhammer EA, Egeter J, Galffy M, Giesinger JM, Lehmann J, Oberhammer M, Rockenschaub J, Sacher M, Holzner B, Gostner JM, Sperner-Unterweger B. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2023 Oct;156:106334.
• Content comparison of the EORTC CAT Core, SF-36, FACT-G, and PROMIS role and social functioning measures based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Pilz MJ, Rothmund M, Lidington E, Piccinin C, Arraras JI, Groenvold M, Holzner B, van Leeuwen M, Petersen MA, Schmidt H, Young T, Giesinger JM; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Psychooncology. 2023 Sep;32(9):1372-1384.
• Providing the basis for a patient-centred and effective screening for cancer-related fatigue (MERLIN study): design of a longitudinal observational study.
  Blickle P, Haussmann A, Holzner B, Berger AK, Steindorf K, Schmidt ME. BMJ Open. 2023 Sep 28;13(9):e073802.
• The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Utility-Core 10 Dimensions: Development and Investigation of General Population Utility Norms for Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom. Pilz MJ, Nolte S, Liegl G, King M, Norman R, McTaggart-Cowan H, Bottomley A, Rose M, Kemmler G, Holzner B, Gamper EM; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Value Health. 2023 May;26(5):760-767.
• Equipercentile equating of scores from common patient-reported outcome measures of physical function in patients with cancer. Rothmund M, Pilz MJ, Schlosser L, Arraras JI, Groenvold M, Holzner B, van Leeuwen M, Petersen MA, Schmidt H, Young T, Rose M, Cella D, Giesinger JM; EORTC Quality of Life Group. J Clin Epidemiol. 2023 Oct 31:S0895-4356(23)00279-2.
• A critical evaluation of the content validity of patient-reported outcome measures assessing health-related quality of life in children with cancer: a systematic review. Rothmund M, Meryk A, Rumpold G, Crazzolara R, Sodergren S, Darlington AS, Riedl D; EORTC Quality of Life Group. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2023 Jan 19;7(1):2.
• Disagreement between mothers’ and fathers’ rating of health-related quality of life in children with cancer. Meryk A, Kropshofer G, Hetzer B, Riedl D, Lehmann J, Rumpold G, Haid A, Schneeberger-Carta V, Salvador C, Rabensteiner E, Rothmund MS, Holzner B, Crazzolara R. Qual Life Res. 2023 Jan 12:1-9.
• Single-arm studies involving patient-reported outcome data in oncology: a literature review on current practice. Liu L, Choi J, Musoro JZ, Sauerbrei W, Amdal CD, Alanya A, Barbachano Y, Cappelleri JC, Falk RS, Fiero MH, Regnault A, Reijneveld JC, Sandin R, Thomassen D, Roychoudhury S, Goetghebeur E, le Cessie S; SISAQOL-IMI Work Package 3. Lancet Oncol. 2023 May;24(5):e197-e206.
• Setting International Standards in Analyzing Patient-Reported Outcomes and Quality of Life Endpoints in Cancer Clinical Trials-Innovative Medicines Initiative (SISAQOL-IMI): stakeholder views, objectives, and procedures.
  Pe M, Alanya A, Falk RS, Amdal CD, Bjordal K, Chang J, Cislo P, Coens C, Dirven L, Speck RM, Fitzgerald K, Galinsky J, Giesinger JM, Holzner B, Le Cessie S, O’Connor D, Oliver K, Pawar V, Quinten C, Schlichting M, Ren J, Roychoudhury S, Taphoorn MJB, Velikova G, Wintner LM, Griebsch I, Bottomley A; SISAQOL-IMI Consortium. Lancet Oncol. 2023 Jun;24(6):e270-e283.
• Patient-reported outcome measures for physical function in cancer patients: content comparison of the EORTC CAT Core, EORTC QLQ-C30, SF-36, FACT-G, and PROMIS measures using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Schurr T, Loth F, Lidington E, Piccinin C, Arraras JI, Groenvold M, Holzner B, van Leeuwen M, Petersen MA, Schmidt H, Young T, Giesinger JM; European Organisation for Research, Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Group (EORTC QLG). BMC Med Res Methodol. 2023 Jan 21;23(1):21.
• The current use of the EORTC QLQ-NMIBC24 and QLQ-BLM30 questionnaires for the assessment of health-related quality of life in bladder cancer patients: a systematic review. Rammant E, Fox L, Beyer K, Aaronson NK, Chaloner R, De Padova S, Liedberg F, Wintner LM, Decaestecker K, Fonteyne V, Perdek N, Wylie H, Catto JWF, Ripping TM, Holzner B, Van Leeuwen M, Van Hemelrijck M; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Qual Life Res. 2023 Jan 17.
• A multicenter international prospective study of the validity and reliability of a COVID-19-specific health-related quality of life questionnaire. Amdal CD, Falk RS, Singer S, Pe M, Piccinin C, Bottomley A, Appiah LT, Arraras JI, Bayer O, Buanes EA, Darlington AS, Arbanas GD, Hofsø K, Holzner B, Sahlstrand-Johnson P, Kuliś D, Parmar G, Rmeileh NMEA, Schranz M, Sodergren S, Bjordal K. Qual Life Res. 2023 Feb;32(2):447-459.
• Patient-reported outcome measures for emotional functioning in cancer patients: Content comparison of the EORTC CAT Core, FACT-G, HADS, SF-36, PRO-CTCAE, and PROMIS instruments. Rothmund M, Pilz MJ, Egeter N, Lidington E, Piccinin C, Arraras JI, Grønvold M, Holzner B, van Leeuwen M, Petersen MA, Schmidt H, Young T, Giesinger JM; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Psychooncology. 2023 Jan 27.

2022

• Large Improvements in Health-Related Quality of Life and Physical Fitness during Multidisciplinary Inpatient Rehabilitation for Pediatric Cancer Survivors. Riedl D, Licht T, Nickels A, Rothmund M, Rumpold G, Holzner B, Grote V, Fischer MJ, Fischmeister G. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Oct 4;14(19):4855.
• Long-term outcome of a pragmatic trial of multifaceted intervention (STROKE-CARD care) to reduce cardiovascular risk and improve quality-of-life after ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack: study protocol. Boehme C, Domig L, Komarek S, Toell T, Mayer L, Dejakum B, Krebs S, Pechlaner R, Bernegger A, Mueller C, Rumpold G, Griesmacher A, Vigl M, Schoenherr G, Schmidauer C, Ferrari J, Lang W, Knoflach M, Kiechl S. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2022 Aug 1;22(1):347.
• Use of Daily Patient-Reported Outcome Measurements in Pediatric Cancer Care. Meryk A, Kropshofer G, Hetzer B, Riedl D, Lehmann J, Rumpold G, Haid A, Schneeberger-Carta V, Holzner B, Crazzolara R. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jul 1;5(7):e2223701.
• Phenotyping of Acute and Persistent Coronavirus Disease 2019 Features in the Outpatient Setting: Exploratory Analysis of an International Cross-sectional Online Survey. Sahanic S, Tymoszuk P, Ausserhofer D, Rass V, Pizzini A, Nordmeyer G, Hüfner K, Kurz K, Weber PM, Sonnweber T, Boehm A, Aichner M, Cima K, Boeckle B, Holzner B, Rumpold G, Puelacher C, Kiechl S, Huber A, Wiedermann CJ, Sperner-Unterweger B, Tancevski I, Bellmann-Weiler R, Bachler H, Piccoliori G, Helbok R, Weiss G, Loeffler-Ragg J. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Aug 24;75(1):e418-e431
• Randomized Trial of a Supportive Psychotherapy for Parents of Adolescents and Young Adults With Hematologic Malignancies. Koehler M, Hoppe S, Kropf S, Lux A, Bartsch R, Holzner B, Krauter J, Florschütz A, Jentsch-Ullrich K, Frommer J, Flechtner HH, Fischer T. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2022 Apr 11:1-15
• Usability evaluation of the Computer-Based Health Evaluation System (CHES) eDiary for patients with faecal incontinence: a pilot study. Lehmann J, Schreyer I, Riedl D, Tschuggnall M, Giesinger JM, Ninkovic M, Huth M, Kronberger I, Rumpold G, Holzner B. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2022 Mar 28;22(1):81.
• Bridging the gap in outpatient care: Can a daily patient-reported outcome measure help? Meryk A, Kropshofer G, Hetzer B, Riedl D, Lehmann J, Rumpold G, Haid A, Holzner B, Crazzolara R. Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2022 Jan;5(1):e1421. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.1421. Epub 2021 Jul 10. PMID: 34245127
• An implementation study of electronic assessment of patient-reported outcomes in inpatient radiation oncology. Nordhausen T, Lampe K, Vordermark D, Holzner B, Al-Ali HK, Meyer G, Schmidt H. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2022 Jul 19;6(1):77
• Quality of life of survivors 1 year after the diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a LYSA study. Paunescu AC, Copie CB, Malak S, Gouill SL, Ribrag V, Bouabdallah K, Sibon D, Rumpold G, Preau M, Mounier N, Haioun C, Jardin F, Besson C. Ann Hematol. 2022 Feb;101(2):317-332. doi: 10.1007/s00277-021-04689-4. Epub 2021 Oct 6.
• Driving fitness in clinically stable outpatients with chronic schizophrenia. Biedermann F, Kurzthaler I, Haibach M, Pardeller S, Pichler T, Kemmler G, Holzner B, Hofer A. Compr Psychiatry. 2022 Oct;118:152340.
• Mental health in individuals with severe mental disorders during the covid-19 pandemic: a longitudinal investigation.
  Hofer A, Kachel T, Plattner B, Chernova A, Conca A, Fronthaler M, Haring C, Holzner B, Huber M, Marksteiner J, Miller C, Pardeller S, Perwanger V, Pycha R, Schmidt M, Sperner-Unterweger B, Tutzer F, Frajo-Apor B. NPJ Schizophr. 2022 Mar 8;8(1):17. doi: 10.1038/s41537-022-00225-z.
• Benchmarking Eliminative Radiomic Feature Selection for Head and Neck Lymph Node Classification.
  Bardosi ZR, Dejaco D, Santer M, Kloppenburg M, Mangesius S, Widmann G, Ganswindt U, Rumpold G, Riechelmann H, Freysinger W. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Jan 18;14(3):477. doi: 10.3390/cancers14030477.
• Development of an EORTC Item Bank for Computer-Adaptive Testing of Nausea and Vomiting. Puskulluoglu M, Petersen MA, Holzner B, Kemmler G, Velikova G, Young T, Tomaszewska I, Groenvold M; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2022 Dec;38(6):151341.
• A multicenter international prospective study of the validity and reliability of a COVID-19-specific health-related quality of life questionnaire. Amdal CD, Falk RS, Singer S, Pe M, Piccinin C, Bottomley A, Appiah LT, Arraras JI, Bayer O, Buanes EA, Darlington AS, Arbanas GD, Hofsø K, Holzner B, Sahlstrand-Johnson P, Kuliś D, Parmar G, Rmeileh NMEA, Schranz M, Sodergren S, Bjordal K. Qual Life Res. 2022 Oct 23:1-13.
• Correction to: Quality of life of survivors 1 year after the diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a LYSA study. Paunescu AC, Copie Bergman C, Malak S, Le Gouill S, Ribrag V, Bouabdallah K, Sibon D, Rumpold G, Preau M, Mounier N, Haioun C, Jardin F, Besson C. Ann Hematol. 2022 Feb;101(2):333. doi: 10.1007/s00277-021-04705-7.
• Health-related quality of life in patients with COVID-19; international development of a patient-reported outcome measure. Amdal CD, Taylor K, Kuliś D, Falk RS, Bottomley A, Arraras JI, Barte JH, Darlington AS, Hofsø K, Holzner B, Jørgensen NMH, Mariano MP, Pe M, Piccinin C, Riccetti N, Schranz M, Wheelwright S, Bjordal K. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2022 Mar 26;6(1):26
• The EORTC QLU-C10D discrete choice experiment for cancer patients: a first step towards patient utility weights. Gamper EM, King MT, Norman R, Loth FLC, Holzner B, Kemmler G; EORTC Quality of Life Group^. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2022 May 4;6(1):42.
• The EORTC QLU-C10D – development and investigation of general population utility norms for Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the U.K. Pilz MJ, Nolte S, Liegl G, King M, Norman R, McTaggart-Cowan H, Bottomley A, Rose M, Kemmler G, Holzner B, Gamper EM; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Value Health. 2022 Dec 23:S1098-3015(22)04783-0.
• Addiction in the time of COVID-19: Longitudinal course of substance use, psychological distress, and loneliness among a transnational Tyrolean sample with substance use disorders. Lommer K, Schurr T, Frajo-Apor B, Plattner B, Chernova A, Conca A, Fronthaler M, Haring C, Holzner B, Macina C, Marksteiner J, Miller C, Pardeller S, Perwanger V, Pycha R, Schmidt M, Sperner-Unterweger B, Tutzer F, Hofer A. Front Psychiatry. 2022 Jul 25;13:918465.
• Add-on exercise interventions for smoking cessation in people with mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Schöttl SE, Niedermeier M, Kopp-Wilfling P, Frühauf A, Bichler CS, Edlinger M, Holzner B, Kopp M. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2022 Jun 21;14(1):115.
• Effects of a Two-Step Cognitive and Relaxation Training Program in Care Home Residents with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Stuerz K, Hartmann S, Holzner B, Bichler CS, Niedermeier M, Kopp M, Guenther V. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 7;19(14):8316.

2021

• Machine learning approaches to predict rehabilitation success based on clinical and patient-reported outcome measures. Tschuggnall M, Grote V, Pirchl M, Holzner B, Rumpold G, Fischer MJ. lnformatics in Medicine Unlocked 24 (2021) 100598
• The ‘Attitude towards Poly Pills Questionnaire’ (APPQ): A phase I-III development and validation study in patients with cerebrovascular disease. Lehmann J, Riedl D, Sztankay M, Boehme C, Fischnaller J, Kiechl S, Holzner B, Knoflach M, Rumpold G. Eur J Neurol. 2021 Aug 30.
• Implementation of daily patient-reported outcome measurements to support children with cancer. Meryk A, Kropshofer G, Hetzer B, Riedl D, Lehmann J, Rumpold G, Haid A, Holzner B, Crazzolara R. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 Aug 12:e29279.
• Bridging the gap in outpatient care: Can a daily patient-reported outcome measure help? Meryk A, Kropshofer G, Hetzer B, Riedl D, Lehmann J, Rumpold G, Haid A, Holzner B, Crazzolara R. Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2021 Jul 10:e1421.
• Using the Computer-based Health Evaluation System (CHES) to Support Self-management of Symptoms and Functional Health: Evaluation of Hematological Patient Use of a Web-Based Patient Portal. Lehmann J, Buhl P, Giesinger JM, Wintner LM, Sztankay M, Neppl L, Willenbacher W, Weger R, Weyrer W, Rumpold G, Holzner B. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jun 8;23(6):e26022.
• Machine learning in oncology—Perspectives in patient-reported outcome research. Lehmann·J, Cofala T,· Tschuggnall M,·Giesinger J, Rumpold G, Holzner B. Onkologe, March 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00761-021-00917-8, German version
• Phenotyping of acute and persistent COVID-19 features in the outpatient setting: exploratory analysis of an international cross-sectional online survey. Sahanic S, Tymoszuk P, Ausserhofer D, Rass V, Pizzini A, Nordmeyer G, Hüfner K, Kurz K, Weber PM, Sonnweber T, Boehm A, Aichner M, Cima K, Boeckle B, Holzner B, Rumpold G, Puelacher C, Kiechl S, Huber A, Wiedermann CJ, Sperner-Unterweger B, Tancevski I, Bellmann-Weiler R, Bachler H, Piccoliori G, Helbok R, Weiss G, Loeffler-Ragg J. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 26:ciab978. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab978. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34849652
• Estimating seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies using three self-reported symptoms: Development of a prediction model based on data from Ischgl, Austria. Lehmann J, Giesinger JM, Rumpold G, Borena W, Knabl L, Falkensammer B, Ower C, Sacher M, von Laer D, Sperner-Unterweger B, Holzner B. Epidemiol Infect. 2021 Feb 18:1-13. doi: 10.1017/S0950268821000418.
• How to implement routine electronic patient-reported outcome monitoring in oncology rehabilitation. Wintner LM, Sztankay M, Riedl D, Rumpold G, Nickels A, Licht T, Holzner B. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Apr;75(4):e13694. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.13694. Epub 2020 Oct 2.
• Evaluation by electronic patient-reported outcomes of cancer survivors’ needs and the efficacy of inpatient cancer rehabilitation in different tumor entities. Licht T, Nickels A, Rumpold G, Holzner B, Riedl D. Support Care Cancer. 2021 Mar 23. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06123-x
• Assessment of health-related quality-of-life in patients with chronic Rhinosinusitis – Validation of the German Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-22 (German-SNOT-22). Riedl D, Dejaco D, Steinbichler TB, Innerhofer V, Gottfried T, Bektic-Tadic L, Giotakis AI, Rumpold G, Riechelmann H. J Psychosom Res. 2021 Jan;140:110316. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110316. Epub 2020 Nov 24.
• The GIMEMA-ALLIANCE Digital Health Platform for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Postpandemic Era: Protocol for a Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study. Efficace F, Breccia M, Fazi P, Cottone F, Holzner B, Vignetti M. JMIR Res Protoc. 2021 Jun 1;10(6):e25271.
• Functional health and symptoms in Spain before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lehmann J, Holzner B, Giesinger JM, Bottomley A, Ansari S, von Butler L, Kemmler G. BMC Public Health. 2021 May 1;21(1):837.
• Dutch utility weights for the EORTC cancer-specific utility instrument: the Dutch EORTC QLU-C10D.  Jansen F, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Gamper E, Norman R, Holzner B, King M, Kemmler G; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group. Qual Life Res. 2021 Jan 29. doi: 10.1007/s11136-021-02767-8.
• Investigating the response scale of the EORTC QLQ-C30 in German cancer patients and a population survey. Koller M, Müller K, Nolte S, Schmidt H, Harvey C, Mölle U, Boehm A, Engeler D, Metzger J, Sztankay M, Holzner B, Groenvold M, Kuliś D, Bottomley A; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2021 Oct 9;19(1):235. doi: 10.1186/s12955-021-01866-x.
• Evaluating the Thresholds for Clinical Importance of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL in Patients Receiving Palliative Treatment. Pilz MJ, Aaronson NK, Arraras JI, Caocci G, Efficace F, Groenvold M, Holzner B, van Leeuwen M, Loth FLC, Petersen MA, Ramage J, Tomaszewski KA, Young T, Giesinger JM. J Palliat Med. 2021 Mar;24(3):397-404. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0159. Epub 2020 Aug 24.
• Estimation of an EORTC QLU-C10 Value Set for Spain Using a Discrete Choice Experiment. Finch AP, Gamper E, Norman R, Viney R, Holzner B, King M, Kemmler G; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Pharmacoeconomics. 2021 Sep;39(9):1085-1098. doi: 10.1007/s40273-021-01058-x. Epub 2021 Jul 3.
• The cancer patient’s perspective of COVID-19-induced distress-A cross-sectional study and a longitudinal comparison of HRQOL assessed before and during the pandemic. Koinig KA, Arnold C, Lehmann J, Giesinger J, Köck S, Willenbacher W, Weger R, Holzner B, Ganswindt U, Wolf D, Stauder R. Cancer Med. 2021 May 10. doi: 10.1002/cam4.3950.
• Health-related quality of life issues, including symptoms, in patients with active COVID-19 or post COVID-19; a systematic literature review. Amdal CD, Pe M, Falk RS, Piccinin C, Bottomley A, Arraras JI, Darlington AS, Hofsø K, Holzner B, Jørgensen NMH, Kulis D, Rimehaug SA, Singer S, Taylor K, Wheelwright S, Bjordal K. Qual Life Res. 2021 Dec;30(12):3367-3381. doi: 10.1007/s11136-021-02908-z. Epub 2021 Jun 19. PMID: 34146226
• Brazilian Validation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group (QLG) Computerised Adaptive Tests (CAT) Core. Marta GN, de Souza TYT, Silva ARNSE, Pereira APA, Ferreira Neto DR, Asso RN, Degrande FAM, Nader-Marta G, da Silva MF, Gadia R, Hanna SA, Holzner B, Saad ED, Petersen MA. Curr Oncol. 2021 Aug 31;28(5):3373-3383. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28050291.
• A Tool for Rapid Assessment of Functional Outcomes in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. Dejaco D, Riedl D, Gasser S, Schartinger VH, Innerhofer V, Gottfried T, Steinbichler TB, Riechelmann F, Moschen R, Galvan O, Stigler R, Gassner R, Rumpold G, Lettenbichler-Haug A, Riechelmann H. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Nov 3;13(21):5529. doi: 10.3390/cancers13215529.
• The Mediating Role of Resilience and Extraversion on Psychological Distress and Loneliness Among the General Population of Tyrol, Austria Between the First and the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Chernova A, Frajo-Apor B, Pardeller S, Tutzer F, Plattner B, Haring C, Holzner B, Kemmler G, Marksteiner J, Miller C, Schmidt M, Sperner-Unterweger B, Hofer A. Front Psychiatry. 2021 Oct 27;12:766261. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.766261. eCollection 2021.
• Psychological Distress, Loneliness, and Boredom Among the General Population of Tyrol, Austria During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Tutzer F, Frajo-Apor B, Pardeller S, Plattner B, Chernova A, Haring C, Holzner B, Kemmler G, Marksteiner J, Miller C, Schmidt M, Sperner-Unterweger B, Hofer A. Front Psychiatry. 2021 Jun 10;12:691896. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.691896. eCollection 2021.
• The Impact of Resilience and Extraversion on Psychological Distress, Loneliness, and Boredom During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Study Among the General Population of Tyrol, Austria. Tutzer F, Frajo-Apor B, Pardeller S, Plattner B, Chernova A, Haring C, Holzner B, Kemmler G, Marksteiner J, Miller C, Schmidt M, Sperner-Unterweger B, Hofer A. Front Psychiatry. 2021 Nov 12;12:777527. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.777527. eCollection 2021.
• French Value-Set of the QLU-C10D, a Cancer-Specific Utility Measure Derived from the QLQ-C30. Nerich V, Gamper EM, Norman R, King M, Holzner B, Viney R, Kemmler G. Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2021 Mar;19(2):191-202. doi: 10.1007/s40258-020-00598-1.

2020

• A Web-Based Mobile App (INTERACCT App) for Adolescents Undergoing Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Aftercare to Improve the Quality of Medical Information for Clinicians: Observational Study.  Lawitschka A, Buehrer S, Bauer D, Peters K, Silbernagl M, Zubarovskaya N, Brunmair B, Kayali F, Hlavacs H, Mateus-Berr R, Riedl D, Rumpold G, Peters C. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020
• STROKE-CARD care to prevent cardiovascular events and improve quality of life after acute ischaemic stroke or TIA: A randomised clinical trial. Willeit P, Toell T, Boehme C, Krebs S, Mayer L, Lang C, Seekircher L, Tschiderer L, Willeit K, Rumpold G, Schoenherr G, Griesmacher A, Ferrari J, Knoflach M, Lang W, Kiechl S, Willeit J; STROKE-CARD study group. EClinicalMedicine. 2020
• How to implement routine electronic patient-reported outcome monitoring in oncology rehabilitation. Wintner LM, Sztankay M, Riedl D, Rumpold G, Nickels A, Licht T, Holzner B. Int J Clin Pract. 2020
• Assessment of health-related quality-of-life in patients with chronic Rhinosinusitis – Validation of the German Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-22 (German-SNOT-22).  Riedl D, Dejaco D, Steinbichler TB, Innerhofer V, Gottfried T, Bektic-Tadic L, Giotakis AI, Rumpold G, Riechelmann H. J Psychosom Res. 2020
• Immune Activation and Anemia Are Associated with Decreased Quality of Life in Patients with Solid Tumors.  Kink P, Egger EM, Lanser L, Klaunzner M, Holzner B, Willenbacher W, Kasseroler MT, Fuchs D, Weiss G, Kurz K. J Clin Med. 2020
• French Value-Set of the QLU-C10D, a Cancer-Specific Utility Measure Derived from the QLQ-C30.  Nerich V, Gamper EM, Norman R, King M, Holzner B, Viney R, Kemmler G. Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2020
• Normative data for the EORTC QLQ-C30 from the Austrian general population.  Lehmann J, Giesinger JM, Nolte S, Sztankay M, Wintner LM, Liegl G, Rose M, Holzner B; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2020
• EORTC QLU-C10D value sets for Austria, Italy, and Poland.  Gamper EM, King MT, Norman R, Efficace F, Cottone F, Holzner B, Kemmler G; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group. Qual Life Res. 2020
• Evaluating the use of the EORTC patient-reported outcome measures for improving inter-rater reliability of CTCAE ratings in a mixed population of cancer patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.  Wintner LM, Giesinger JM, Sztankay M, Bottomley A, Holzner B; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Trials. 2020
• International validation of the EORTC CAT Core: a new adaptive instrument for measuring core quality of life domains in cancer. Petersen MA, Aaronson NK, Conroy T, Costantini A, Giesinger JM, Hammerlid E, Holzner B, Johnson CD, Kieffer JM, van Leeuwen M, Nolte S, Ramage JK, Tomaszewski KA, Waldmann A, Young T, Zotti P, Groenvold M; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group. Qual Life Res. 2020
• Evaluating the Thresholds for Clinical Importance of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL in Patients Receiving Palliative Treatment.  Pilz MJ, Aaronson NK, Arraras JI, Caocci G, Efficace F, Groenvold M, Holzner B, van Leeuwen M, Loth FLC, Petersen MA, Ramage J, Tomaszewski KA, Young T, Giesinger JM. J Palliat Med. 2020
• Cochlear implantation in adults with single-sided deafness: generic and disease-specific long-term quality of life. Muigg F, Bliem HR, Kühn H, Seebacher J, Holzner B, Weichbold VW. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Mar;277(3):695-704
• Late, Persistent, Substantial, Treatment-Related Symptoms After Radiation Therapy (LAPERS): A New Method for Longitudinal Analysis of Late Morbidity-Applied in the EMBRACE Study. Kirchheiner K, Pötter R, Nout RA, Schwartz-Vittrup A, Holzner B, Bentzen SM, Tanderup K. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2020 Feb 1;106(2):300-309
• Influence of a Structured Exercise Training on Patients Reported Quality of Life in Colorectal Cancer Patients After Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Pilot Study.  Piringer G, Holzner B, Mayrbaeurl B, Heibl S, Sztankay M, Frantal S, Gnant M, Thaler J. Integr Cancer Ther. 2020
• Thresholds for clinical importance were established to improve interpretation of the EORTC QLQ-C30 in clinical practice and research. Giesinger JM, Loth FLC, Aaronson NK, Arraras JI, Caocci G, Efficace F, Groenvold M, van Leeuwen M, Petersen MA, Ramage J, Tomaszewski KA, Young T, Holzner B; EORTC Quality of Life Group. J Clin Epidemiol. 2020 Feb
• Thresholds for clinical importance were defined for the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Computer Adaptive Testing Core-an adaptive measure of core quality of life domains in oncology clinical practice and research. Giesinger JM, Loth FLC, Aaronson NK, Arraras JI, Caocci G, Efficace F, Groenvold M, van Leeuwen M, Petersen MA, Ramage J, Tomaszewski KA, Young T, Holzner B; EORTC Quality of Life Group. J Clin Epidemiol. 2020 Jan;117:117-125
• Sector Irradiation vs. Whole Brain Irradiation After Resection of Singular Brain Metastasis-A Prospective Randomized Monocentric Trial.  Kerschbaumer J, Pinggera D, Holzner B, Delazer M, Bodner T, Karner E, Dostal L, Kvitsaridze I, Minasch D, Thomé C, Seiz-Rosenhagen M, Nevinny-Stickel M, Freyschlag CF. Front Oncol. 2020

2019

• Evaluation of health-related quality of life via the Computer-Based Health Evaluation System (CHES) for Japanese metastatic breast cancer patients: a single-center pilot study. Kikawa Y, Hatachi Y, Rumpold G, Tokiwa M, Takebe S, Ogata T, Satake H, Kato H, Tsuji A, Yasui H, Holzner B. Breast Cancer. 2019 Mar;26(2):255-259
• Making a picture worth a thousand numbers: recommendations for graphically displaying patient-reported outcomes data.Snyder C, Smith K, Holzner B, Rivera YM, Bantug E, Brundage M; PRO Data Presentation Delphi Panel. Qual Life Res. 2019 Feb;28(2):345-356
• Do patients consider computer-adaptive measures more appropriate than static questionnaires? Gamper EM, Martini C, Petersen MA, Virgolini I, Holzner B, Giesinger JM. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2019 Jan 29;3(1):7
• General population normative data for the EORTC QLQ-C30 health-related quality of life questionnaire based on 15,386 persons across 13 European countries, Canada and the Unites States. Nolte S, Liegl G, Petersen MA, Aaronson NK, Costantini A, Fayers PM, Groenvold M, Holzner B, Johnson CD, Kemmler G, Tomaszewski KA, Waldmann A, Young TE, Rose M; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Eur J Cancer. 2019 Jan;107:153-163
• Establishing the European Norm for the health-related quality of life domains of the computer-adaptive test EORTC CAT Core. Liegl G, Petersen MA, Groenvold M, Aaronson NK, Costantini A, Fayers PM, Holzner B, Johnson CD, Kemmler G, Tomaszewski KA, Waldmann A, Young TE, Rose M, Nolte S; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Eur J Cancer. 2019 Jan;107:133-141
• Do Personality Factors Assessed Before Cochlear Implantation Predict Hearing-Related Quality Of Life After Cochlear Implantation in Postlingually Deafened Adults?Muigg F, Bliem HR, Holzner B, Kühn H, Zorowka PG, Weichbold VW.Ear Hear. 2019 Mar/Apr;40(2):418-425

2018

• Pragmatic trial of multifaceted intervention (STROKE-CARD care) to reduce cardiovascular risk and improve quality-of-life after ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack -study protocol. Toell T, Boehme C, Mayer L, Krebs S, Lang C, Willeit K, Prantl B, Knoflach M, Rumpold G, Schoenherr G, Griesmacher A, Willeit P, Ferrari J, Lang W, Kiechl S, Willeit J. BMC Neurol. 2018 Nov 6;18(1):18
• International phase IV validation study of an EORTC quality of life questionnaire for testicular cancer patients: the EORTC QLQ-TC26. Sztankay M, Aaronson NK, Arraras JI, Basso U, Bumbasirevic U, Efficace F, Giesinger JM, Johnson CD, van Leeuwen M, Oberguggenberger AS, Sosnowski R, Young T, Holzner B; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Group (EORTC QLG). BMC Cancer. 2018 Nov 12;18(1):1104
• Making a picture worth a thousand numbers: recommendations for graphically displaying patient-reported outcomes data. Snyder C, Smith K, Holzner B, Rivera YM, Bantug E, Brundage M; PRO Data Presentation Delphi Panel. Qual Life Res. 2018 Oct 10
• Test-Retest Reliability of Discrete Choice Experiment for Valuations of QLU-C10D Health States. Gamper EM, Holzner B, King MT, Norman R, Viney R, Nerich V, Kemmler G. Value Health. 2018 Aug;21(8):958-966.
• International validation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-BRECON23 quality-of-life questionnaire for women undergoing breast reconstruction. Winters ZE, Afzal M, Rutherford C, Holzner B, Rumpold G, da Costa Vieira RA, Hartup S, Flitcroft K, Bjelic-Radisic V, Oberguggenberger A, Panouilleres M, Mani M, Catanuto G, Douek M, Kokan J, Sinai P, King MT; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Group. Br J Surg. 2018 Feb;105(3):209-222
• Pathological Internet Use-An Important Comorbidity in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Prevalence and Correlation Patterns in a Naturalistic Sample of Adolescent Inpatients. Fuchs M, Riedl D, Bock A, Rumpold G, Sevecke K. Biomed Res Int. 2018 Mar 29;2018
• Computer-based monitoring and evaluation of epilepsy-related health variables and their impact on treatment decision. Bergmann M, Prieschl M, Walser G, Luef G, Rumpold G, Unterberger I. Epilepsy Behav. 2018 Jul;84:173-178
• Understanding the quality of life (QOL) issues in survivors of cancer: towards the development of an EORTC QOL cancer survivorship questionnaire. van Leeuwen M, Husson O, Alberti P, Arraras JI, Chinot OL, Costantini A, Darlington AS, Dirven L, Eichler M, Hammerlid EB, Holzner B, Johnson CD, Kontogianni M, Kjær TK, Morag O, Nolte S, Nordin A, Pace A, Pinto M, Polz K, Ramage J, Reijneveld JC, Serpentini S, Tomaszewski KA, Vassiliou V, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Vistad I, Young TE, Aaronson NK, van de Poll-Franse LV; EORTC QLG. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2018 Jun 4;16(1)
• Do Personality Factors Assessed Before Cochlear Implantation Predict Hearing-Related Quality Of Life After Cochlear Implantation in Postlingually Deafened Adults? Muigg F, Bliem HR, Holzner B, Kühn H, Zorowka PG, Weichbold VW. Ear Hear. 2018 Jun 22
• Cancer patients’ wish for psychological support during outpatient radiation therapy : Findings from a psychooncological monitoring program in clinical routine. Riedl D, Gastl R, Gamper E, Arnold CR, Dejaco D, Schoellmann F, Rumpold G. Strahlenther Onkol. 2018 Jul;194(7):655-663
• Quality of life in patients with metastatic gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors receiving peptide receptor radionuclide therapy: information from a monitoring program in clinical routine. Martini C, Buxbaum S, Rodrigues M, Nilica B, Scarpa L, Holzner B, Virgolini I, Gamper EM. J Nucl Med. 2018 Jul 24
• The EORTC CAT Core-The computer adaptive version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire. Petersen MA, Aaronson NK, Arraras JI, Chie WC, Conroy T, Costantini A, Dirven L, Fayers P, Gamper EM, Giesinger JM, Habets EJJ, Hammerlid E, Helbostad J, Hjermstad MJ, Holzner B, Johnson C, Kemmler G, King MT, Kaasa S, Loge JH, Reijneveld JC, Singer S, Taphoorn MJB, Thamsborg LH, Tomaszewski KA, Velikova G, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Young T, Groenvold M; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group. Eur J Cancer. 2018 Sep;
• A systematic review of the measurement properties of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer In-patient Satisfaction with Care Questionnaire, the EORTC IN-PATSAT32. Neijenhuijs KI, Jansen F, Aaronson NK, Brédart A, Groenvold M, Holzner B, Terwee CB, Cuijpers P, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Support Care Cancer. 2018 Aug;26(8):2551-2560
• Alcohol Consumption and Physical Activity in Austrian College Students-A Cross-Sectional Study. Niedermeier M, Frühauf A, Kopp-Wilfling P, Rumpold G, Kopp M. Subst Use Misuse. 2018 Aug 24;53(10):1581-1590
• A systematic review of the measurement properties of the Body Image Scale (BIS) in cancer patients. Melissant HC, Neijenhuijs KI, Jansen F, Aaronson NK, Groenvold M, Holzner B, Terwee CB, van Uden-Kraan CF, Cuijpers P, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Support Care Cancer. 2018 Jun;26(6):1715-1726
• Following patient pathways to psycho-oncological treatment: Identification of treatment needs by clinical staff and electronic screening. Loth FL, Meraner V, Holzner B, Singer S, Virgolini I, Gamper EM. Psychooncology. 2018 Apr;27(4):1312-1319
• Implementation of an electronic routine outcome monitoring at an inpatient unit for psychosomatic medicine. Egeter J, Hüfner K, Sztankay M, Holzner B, Sperner-Unterweger B. J Psychosom Res. 2018 Feb;105:64-71
• Health Behavior and Quality of Life Outcome in Breast Cancer Survivors: Prevalence Rates and Predictors. Oberguggenberger A, Meraner V, Sztankay M, Hilbert A, Hubalek M, Holzner B, Gamper E, Kemmler G, Baumgartner T, Lackinger I, Sperner-Unterweger B, Mangweth-Matzek B. Clin Breast Cancer. 2018 Feb;18(1):38-44
• A cross-cultural convergent parallel mixed methods study of what makes a cancer-related symptom or functional health problem clinically important. Giesinger JM, Aaronson NK, Arraras JI, Efficace F, Groenvold M, Kieffer JM, Loth FL, Petersen MA, Ramage J, Tomaszewski KA, Young T, Holzner B; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Psychooncology. 2018 Feb;27(2):548-555
• What makes patients aware of their artificial knee joint? Loth FL, Liebensteiner MC, Giesinger JM, Giesinger K, Bliem HR, Holzner B. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Jan 8;19(1):5
• Validation of the Italian Tinnitus Questionnaire Short Form (TQ 12-I) as a Brief Test for the Assessment of Tinnitus-Related Distress: Results of a Cross-Sectional Multicenter-Study. Moschen R, Fioretti A, Eibenstein A, Natalini E, Cuda D, Chiarella G, Rumpold G, Riedl D. Front Psychol. 2018 Jan 31;9:65

2017

• International validation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-BRECON23 quality-of-life questionnaire for women undergoing breast reconstruction. Winters Z, Afzal M, Rutherford C, Holzner B, Rumpold G, Costa Vieira R, Hartup S, Flitcroft K, Bjelic-Radisic V, Oberguggenburger A, Panouilleres M, Mani M, Catanuto G, Douek M, Kokan J, Sinai P, King M. BJS. 2017
• Improvement of quality of life and psychological distress after inpatient cancer rehabilitation- results of a longitudinal observational study. Riedl D, Rumpold G., Giesinger J., Wintner L, Loth F, Nickels A, Licht T, Greil R, Holzner B. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift. 2017
• Zukunft jetzt – Implementierung eines IT-gestützten Distress-Screenings: Expertenbasierte Konsensempfehlungen zum Einsatz in der onkologischen Routineversorgung. Koehler M, Hornemann B, Holzner B., Schäffeler N., Zimmermann T, Nest A., Wifling K, Herschbach P. Onkologe. 2017. April
• Evaluation of Noncompletion Bias and Long-Term Adherence in a 10-Year Patient-Reported Outcome Monitoring Program in Clinical Routine. Gamper EM, Nerich V, Sztankay M, Martini C, Giesinger JM, Scarpa L, Buxbaum S, Jeller M, Holzner B, Virgolini I.Value Health. 2017 Apr;20(4):610-617
• International Psychometric Validation of an EORTC Quality of Life Module Measuring Cancer Related Fatigue (EORTC QLQ-FA12). Weis J, Tomaszewski KA, Hammerlid E, Ignacio Arraras J, Conroy T, Lanceley A, Schmidt H, Wirtz M, Singer S, Pinto M, Alm El-Din M, Compter I, Holzner B, Hofmeister D, Chie WC, Czeladzki M, Harle A, Jones L, Ritter S, Flechtner HH, Bottomley A; EORTC Quality of Life Group. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2017 May 1;109(5).
• Can we use gonadotropin plasma concentration as surrogate marker for BMI-related incomplete estrogen suppression in breast cancer patients receiving anastrozole? Oberguggenberger A, Meraner V, Sztankay M, Beer B, Weigel G, Oberacher H, Kemmler G, Czech T, Holzner B, Wildt L, Sperner-Unterweger B, Daniaux M, Hubalek M. BMC Cancer. 2017 Mar 28;17(1):226
• Electronic patient self-Reporting of Adverse-events: Patient Information and aDvice (eRAPID): a randomised controlled trial in systemic cancer treatment. Absolom K; Holch P; Warrington L; Samy F; Hulme C; Hewison J; Morris C; Bamforth L; Conner M; Brown J; Velikova G. BMC cancer. 2017; 17(1):318; doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3303-8.
• Lebensqualität und psychische Belastung bei Hodentumorpatienten. Sztankay M; Giesinger JM; Holzner B. Der Onkologe. 2017; 23(2):136–145; doi: 10.1007/s00761-016-0158-6.

2016

• Usage patterns of internet and computer games : Results of an observational study of Tyrolean adolescents. Riedl D, Stöckl A, Nussbaumer C, Rumpold G, Sevecke K, Fuchs M. Neuropsychiatr. 2016 Dec;30(4):181-190. Epub 2016
• Focusing on Core Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cancer Clinical Trials-Letter. Groenvold M, Aaronson NK, Darlington AE, Fitzsimmons D, Greimel E, Holzner B, Reijneveld JC, Tomaszewski KA, Verdonck-de Leeuw I, van de Poll-Franse L; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Clin Cancer Res. 2016 Nov 15;22(22):5617
• Order of Presentation of Dimensions Does Not Systematically Bias Utility Weights from a Discrete Choice Experiment. Norman R, Kemmler G, Viney R, Pickard AS, Gamper E, Holzner B, Nerich V, King M.Value Health. 2016 Dec;19(8):1033-1038.
• The use of EORTC measures in daily clinical practice-A synopsis of a newly developed manual. Wintner LM, Sztankay M, Aaronson N, Bottomley A, Giesinger JM, Groenvold M, Petersen MA, van de Poll-Franse L, Velikova G, Verdonck-de Leeuw I, Holzner B; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Eur J Cancer. 2016 Nov;68:73-81.
• Recueil en routine de la qualité de vie des patients atteints d’un cancer, étude de faisabilité. Es-saad I; Mouillet G; Paillard M-J; Paget-Bailly S; Anota A; Pozet A; Foubert A; Bonnetain F. Revue d’Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique. 2016; 64:S312; doi: 10.1016/j.respe.2016.10.057.
• Qualité de vie des patientes atteintes de cancers gynécologiques pelviens – étude de faisabilité d’une cohorte où la qualité de vie est recueillie électroniquement. Paget-Bailly S; Kalbacher E; Ramanah R; Meurisse A; Es Saad I; Bonnetain F. Revue d’Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique. 2016; 64:S310-S311; doi: 10.1016/j.respe.2016.10.053.
• Systematic review reveals lack of quality in reporting health-related quality of life in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours. Martini C, Gamper EM, Wintner L, Nilica B, Sperner-Unterweger B, Holzner B, Virgolini I. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2016 Sep 10;14(1):127.
• Cost-utility analyses of drug therapies in breast cancer: a systematic review. Nerich V, Saing S, Gamper EM, Kemmler G, Daval F, Pivot X, Holzner B. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2016 Oct;159(3):407-24.
• Cancer patients’ understanding of longitudinal EORTC QLQ-C30 scores presented as bar charts. Loth FL, Holzner B, Sztankay M, Bliem HR, Raoufi S, Rumpold G, Giesinger JM. Patient Educ Couns. 2016 Dec;99(12):2012-2017. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.08.004. Epub 2016 Aug 2.
• Thresholds for clinical importance for four key domains of the EORTC QLQ-C30: physical functioning, emotional functioning, fatigue and pain. Giesinger JM, Kuijpers W, Young T, Tomaszewski KA, Friend E, Zabernigg A, Holzner B, Aaronson NK. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2016 Jun 7;14:87.
• Development of an item bank for the EORTC Role Functioning Computer Adaptive Test (EORTC RF-CAT). Gamper EM, Petersen MA, Aaronson N, Costantini A, Giesinger JM, Holzner B, Kemmler G, Oberguggenberger A, Singer S, Young T, Groenvold M; EORTC Quality of Life Group.Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2016 May 6;14:72.
• Capabilities and Characteristics of Digital Measurement Feedback Systems. Lyon AR; Lewis CC; Boyd MR; Hendrix E; Liu F. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. 2016; 43(3):441–466; doi: 10.1007/s10488-016-0719-4.
• An emotional functioning item bank of 24 items for computerized adaptive testing (CAT) was established. Petersen MA, Gamper EM, Costantini A, Giesinger JM, Holzner B, Johnson C, Sztankay M, Young T, Groenvold M; EORTC Quality of Life Group.J Clin Epidemiol. 2016 Feb;70:90-100.
• Patients’ and health professionals’ understanding of and preferences for graphical presentation styles for individual-level EORTC QLQ-C30 scores. Kuijpers W, Giesinger JM, Zabernigg A, Young T, Friend E, Tomaszewska IM, Aaronson NK, Holzner B. Qual Life Res. 2016 Mar;25(3):595-604.
• Health Information Technologies—Academic and Commercial Evaluation (HIT-ACE) methodology. Lyon AR; Lewis CC; Melvin A; Boyd M; Nicodimos S; Liu FF; Jungbluth N. Implementation Science. 2016; 11(1):128; doi: 10.1186/s13012-016-0495-2.
• Replication and validation of higher order models demonstrated that a summary score for the EORTC QLQ-C30 is robust. Giesinger JM, Kieffer JM, Fayers PM, Groenvold M, Petersen MA, Scott NW, Sprangers MA, Velikova G, Aaronson NK; EORTC Quality of Life Group.J Clin Epidemiol. 2016 Jan;69:79-88
• Quality of life across chemotherapy lines in patients with advanced colorectal cancer: a prospective single-center observational study. Mayrbäurl B, Giesinger JM, Burgstaller S, Piringer G, Holzner B, Thaler J. Support Care Cancer. 2016 Feb;24(2):667-74.
• eHealth to support cancer survivors. Development, implementation and evaluation of an interactive portal. Kuijpers W. Enschede: Univeriteit Twente. 2016; doi:10.3990/1.9789036540315.

2015

• Evaluation of electronic patient-reported outcome assessment with cancer patients in the hospital and at home. Wintner LM, Giesinger JM, Zabernigg A, Rumpold G, Sztankay M, Oberguggenberger AS, Gamper EM, Holzner B. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2015 Dec 23;15:110.
• Development Of A Web-Based Quality Of Life Portal For Breast Cancer Patients. Loth FL, Sztankay M, Giesinger JM, Rumpold G, Holzner B. Value Health. 2015 Nov;18(7):A473.
• Patients’ Preferences Regarding The Setting Of Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Assessments. Holzner B, Giesinger JM, Zabernigg A, Loth FL, Rumpold G, Wintner LM. Value Health. 2015 Nov;18(7):A473.
• Empowerment of Cancer Survivors Through Information Technology. Fiordelli M; Plastow N; Groen WG; Kuijpers W; Oldenburg HSA; Wouters MW; Aaronson NK; van Harten WH. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2015; 17(11); doi: 10.2196/jmir.4818.
• Development of an item list to assess the forgotten joint concept in shoulder patients. Giesinger JM, Kesterke N, Hamilton DF, Holzner B, Jost B, Giesinger K. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2015 Mar 24;16:67.
• Development of a lack of appetite item bank for computer-adaptive testing (CAT). Thamsborg LH, Petersen MA, Aaronson NK, Chie WC, Costantini A, Holzner B, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Young T, Groenvold M; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Support Care Cancer. 2015 Jun;23(6):1541-8
• Oncotyrol–Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine: Methods and Applications of Health Technology Assessment and Outcomes Research. Siebert U; Jahn B; Rochau U; Schnell-Inderst P; Kisser A; Hunger T; Sroczynski G; Mühlberger N; Willenbacher W; Schnaiter S; Endel G; Huber L; Gastl G. Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen. 2015; 109(4-5):330–340; doi: 10.1016/j.zefq.2015.06.012.
• Persistent quality of life impairments in differentiated thyroid cancer patients: results from a monitoring programme. Gamper EM, Wintner LM, Rodrigues M, Buxbaum S, Nilica B, Singer S, Giesinger JM, Holzner B, Virgolini I. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2015 Jul;42(8):1179-8
• Patient-reported outcome assessment after total joint replacement. Kesterke N; Egeter J; Erhardt JB; Jost B; Giesinger K. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2015; 135(7):935–941; doi: 10.1007/s00402-015-2222-x.

2014

• Assessing quality of life on the day of chemotherapy administration underestimates patients’ true symptom burden. Giesinger JM, Wintner LM, Zabernigg A, Gamper EM, Oberguggenberger AS, Sztankay MJ, Kemmler G, Holzner B. BMC Cancer. 2014 Oct 10;14:758
• Getting the Whole Picture: Adding Patient-reported Outcomes to Adjuvant Endocrine Treatment Evaluation in Premenopausal Breast Cancer Patients. Oberguggenberger A, Goebel G, Beer B, Oberacher H, Meraner V, Sztankay M, Sperner-Unterweger B, Zeimet AG, Marth C, Hubalek M, Holzner B. Breast J. 2014
• Recruiting long-term survivors of European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer phase III clinical trials into quality of life studies: challenges and opportunities. van Leeuwen M, Efficace F, Fosså SD, Bolla M, De Giorgi U, de Wit R, Holzner B, van de Poll-Franse LV, van Poppel H, White J, Collette L, Osanto S, Aaronson NK; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Group; Genito-Urinary Cancers Group; Radiation Oncology Group. Eur J Cancer. 2014 Jul;50(11):1957-63.
• Review of electronic patient-reported outcomes systems used in cancer clinical care. Jensen RE; Snyder CF; Abernethy AP; Basch E; Potosky AL; Roberts AC; Loeffler DR; Reeve BB. Journal of oncology practice. 2014; 10(4):e215-22; doi: 10.1200/JOP.2013.001067.
• Danish population-based reference data for the EORTC QLQ-C30: associations with gender, age and morbidity. Juul T, Petersen MA, Holzner B, Laurberg S, Christensen P, Grønvold M. Qual Life Res. 2014 Mar 28.
• Does obesity interfere with anastrozole treatment? Positive association between body mass index and anastrozole plasma levels. Hubalek M, Oberguggenberger A, Beer B, Meraner V, Sztankay M, Oberacher H, Schubert B, Wildt L, Seeber B, Giesinger J, Kemmler G, Holzner B, Sperner-Unterweger B. Clin Breast Cancer. 2014 Aug;14(4):291-6.
• A single-arm phase II Austrian/German multicenter trial on continuous daily sunitinib in primary glioblastoma at first recurrence (SURGE 01-07). Hutterer M, Nowosielski M, Haybaeck J, Embacher S, Stockhammer F, Gotwald T, Holzner B, Capper D, Preusser M, Marosi C, Oberndorfer S, Moik M, Buchroithner J, Seiz M, Tuettenberg J, Herrlinger U, Wick A, Vajkoczy P, Stockhammer G. Neuro Oncol. 2014 Jan;16(1):92-102.
• Comparative responsiveness of outcome measures for total knee arthroplasty. Giesinger K, Hamilton DF, Jost B, Holzner B, Giesinger JM. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2014 Feb;22(2):184-9.
• Patient-reported outcome reference values for patients after kidney transplantation. Kumnig M, Rumpold G, Höfer S, König P, Holzner B, Giesinger J, Gamper EM, Zabernigg A, Hoflehner A. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2014 Jan;126(1-2):15-22.
• The EORTC emotional functioning computerized adaptive test: phases I-III of a cross-cultural item bank development. Gamper EM, Groenvold M, Petersen MA, Young T, Costantini A, Aaronson N, Giesinger JM, Meraner V, Kemmler G, Holzner B; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Psychooncology. 2014 Apr;23(4):397-403.
• Effect of a structured psycho-oncological screening and treatment model on mental health in cancer patients (STEPPED CARE). Singer S; Danker H; Briest S; Dietrich A; Dietz A; Einenkel J; Papsdorf K; Lordick F; Meixensberger J; Mössner J; Niederwieser D; Prietzel T; Schiefke F; Stolzenburg J-U; Wirtz H; Kersting A. Trials. 2014; 15(1):482; doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-482.
• Distress in primary caregivers and patients listed for liver transplantation. Malik P, Kohl C, Holzner B, Kemmler G, Graziadei I, Vogel W, Sperner-Unterweger B. Psychiatry Res. 2014 Jan 30;215(1):159-62.

2013 – 2009

• Quality of life during chemotherapy in lung cancer patients: results across different treatment lines. Wintner LM, Giesinger JM, Zabernigg A, Sztankay M, Meraner V, Pall G, Hilbe W, Holzner B. Br J Cancer. 2013 Oct 29;109(9):2301-8.
• Psychiatric consultation-liaison interventions: recollection, perception and outcome. Laner B, Staufer C, Giesinger JM, Gross R, Kohl C, Malik P, Holzner B, Sperner-Unterweger B. J Psychosom Res. 2013 Aug;75(2):184-6.
• Psycho-Oncology. Wise TN; Biondi M; Costantini A. American Psychiatric Publishing. 2013; ISBN: 9781585624232.
• Psychometric evaluation of the EORTC computerized adaptive test (CAT) fatigue item pool. Petersen MA, Giesinger JM, Holzner B, Arraras JI, Conroy T, Gamper EM, King MT, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Young T, Groenvold M. Qual Life Res. 2013 Feb 28.
• Development Of A Computer-Adaptive Version Of The Forgotten Joint Score. Giesinger JM; Kuster MS; Holzner B; Giesinger K. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2013; 28(3):418–422; doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.08.026.
• The EORTC computer-adaptive tests measuring physical functioning and fatigue exhibited high levels of measurement precision and efficiency. Petersen MA, Aaronson NK, Arraras JI, Chie WC, Conroy T, Costantini A, Giesinger JM, Holzner B, King MT, Singer S, Velikova G, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Young T, Groenvold M; EORTC Quality of Life Group. J Clin Epidemiol. 2013 Mar;66(3):330-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.09.010.
• The Computer-based Health Evaluation Software (CHES): a software for electronic patient-reported outcome monitoring. Holzner B, Giesinger JM, Pinggera J, Zugal S, Schöpf F, Oberguggenberger AS, Gamper EM, Zabernigg A, Weber B, Rumpold G. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2012;12:126. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-12-126.
• Quality of life across chemotherapy lines in patients with cancers of the pancreas and biliary tract. Zabernigg A, Giesinger JM, Pall G, Gamper EM, Gattringer K, Wintner LM, Sztankay MJ, Holzner B. BMC Cancer. 2012 Sep 6;12:390. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-390.
• Coming to your senses: detecting taste and smell alterations in chemotherapy patients. A systematic review. Gamper EM, Zabernigg A, Wintner LM, Giesinger JM, Oberguggenberger A, Kemmler G, Sperner-Unterweger B, Holzner B. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2012 Dec;44(6):880-95. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.11.011. Epub 2012 Aug 24.
• Taste alterations in breast and gynaecological cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: prevalence, course of severity, and quality of life correlates. Gamper EM; Giesinger JM; Oberguggenberger A; Kemmler G; Wintner LM; Gattringer K; Sperner-Unterweger B; Holzner B; Zabernigg A. Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden). 2012; 51(4):490–496; doi: 10.3109/0284186X.2011.633554.
• The benefits of using patient-reported outcomes in cancer treatment: an overview. Wintner LM, Giesinger JM, Kemmler G, Sztankay M, Oberguggenberger A, Gamper EM, Sperner-Unterweger B, Holzner B. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2012 May;124(9-10):293-303. doi: 10.1007/s00508-012-0168-3. Epub 2012 Apr 27.
• Monitoring physical and psychosocial symptom trajectories in ovarian cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Meraner V, Gamper EM, Grahmann A, Giesinger JM, Wiesbauer P, Sztankay M, Zeimet AG, Sperner-Unterweger B, Holzner B. BMC Cancer. 2012 Feb 28;12:77. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-77.
• Chemotherapy line-associated differences in quality of life in patients with advanced cancer. Mayrbäurl B, Wintner LM, Giesinger JM, Himmelfreundpointner T, Burgstaller S, Holzner B, Thaler J. Support Care Cancer. 2012 Oct;20(10):2399-405. doi: 10.1007/s00520-011-1355-x. Epub 2011 Dec 29.
• Quality of life trajectory in patients with advanced cancer during the last year of life. Giesinger JM, Wintner LM, Oberguggenberger AS, Gamper EM, Fiegl M, Denz H, Kemmler G, Zabernigg A, Holzner B. J Palliat Med. 2011 Aug;14(8):904-12. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0086. Epub 2011 Jun 28.
• Cross-cultural development of an item list for computer-adaptive testing of fatigue in oncological patients. Giesinger JM, Aa Petersen M, Groenvold M, Aaronson NK, Arraras JI, Conroy T, Gamper EM, Kemmler G, King MT, Oberguggenberger AS, Velikova G, Young T, Holzner B; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Group (EORTC-QLG). Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2011 Mar 29;9:19. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-9-19.
• Generating event logs from non-process-aware systems enabling business process mining. Pérez-Castillo R; Weber B; Pinggera J; Zugal S; Guzmán IG-R de; Piattini M. Enterprise Information Systems. 2011; 5(3):301–335; doi: 10.1080/17517575.2011.587545.
• Patient reported outcome monitoring using a tablet PC is suitable for measuring quality of life in patients with gliomas. Holzner B, Schauer-Maurer G, Stockhammer G, Muigg A, Hutterer M, Giesinger J. Wien Med Wochenschr. 2011 Jan;161(1-2):6-12. doi: 10.1007/s10354-011-0872-z.
• Development of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) for the EORTC QLQ-C30 physical functioning dimension. Petersen MA, Groenvold M, Aaronson NK, Chie WC, Conroy T, Costantini A, Fayers P, Helbostad J, Holzner B, Kaasa S, Singer S, Velikova G, Young T. Qual Life Res. 2011 May;20(4):479-90. doi: 10.1007/s11136-010-9770-x. Epub 2010 Oct 23.
• Development of computerised adaptive testing (CAT) for the EORTC QLQ-C30 dimensions – general approach and initial results for physical functioning. Petersen MA, Groenvold M, Aaronson NK, Chie WC, Conroy T, Costantini A, Fayers P, Helbostad J, Holzner B, Kaasa S, Singer S, Velikova G, Young T; EORTC Quality of Life Group. Eur J Cancer. 2010 May;46(8):1352-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.02.011. Epub 2010 Mar 16.
• Taste alterations in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: a neglected side effect? Zabernigg A, Gamper EM, Giesinger JM, Rumpold G, Kemmler G, Gattringer K, Sperner-Unterweger B, Holzner B. Oncologist. 2010;15(8):913-20. Epub 2010 Jul 28.
• Implementation of computer-based quality-of-life monitoring in brain tumor outpatients in routine clinical practice. Erharter A, Giesinger J, Kemmler G, Schauer-Maurer G, Stockhammer G, Muigg A, Hutterer M, Rumpold G, Sperner-Unterweger B, Holzner B. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2010 Feb;39(2):219-29.0 Mar 15.
• Do neurooncological patients and their significant others agree on quality of life ratings? Giesinger JM, Golser M, Erharter A, Kemmler G, Schauer-Maurer G, Stockhammer G, Muigg A, Hutterer M, Rumpold G, Holzner B. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009 Oct 9;7:87.
• A new approach to combining clinical relevance and statistical significance for evaluation of quality of life changes in the individual patient. Kemmler G, Zabernigg A, Gattringer K, Rumpold G, Giesinger J, Sperner-Unterweger B, Holzner B. J Clin Epidemiol. 2010 Feb;63(2):171-9. Epub 2009 Jul 16.
• Are gender-associated differences in quality of life in colorectal cancer patients disease-specific? Giesinger J, Kemmler G, Mueller V, Zabernigg A, Mayrbaeurl B, Thaler J, Ofner D, Pegger C, Rumpold G, Weber B, Sperner-Unterweger B, Holzner B. Qual Life Res. 2009 Jun;18(5):547-55. Epub 2009 Apr 1.
• Development of a screening tool for the identification of psychooncological treatment need in breast cancer patients. Meraner V, Giesinger J, Kemmler G, Taucher S, Hubalek M, Weber B, Rumpold G, Sperner-Unterweger B, Holzner B. Psychooncology. 2009 Sep;18(9):974-83.
• Towards the Implementation of Quality of Life Monitoring in Daily Clinical Routine: Methodological Issues and Clinical Implication. Giesinger J, Kemmler G, Meraner V, Gamper EM, Oberguggenberger A, Sperner-Unterweger B, Holzner B. Breast Care (Basel). 2009;4(3):148-154. Epub 2009 Jun 26.